Damon showed some real class, tipping his cap to his fans and ex-teammates. When he did so, the vast majority of boos turned to cheers. Absolutely terrific moment!

From that point on, he got booed because he's now wearing enemy colors. And there is NOTHING wrong with booing, as long as it's done in fun, which it was.

Had Damon been greeted with objects being tossed in his direction or vile and obscene outbursts, that would have been a different story. But as far as I know, there was nothing of that sort

Also, as an observation, it certainly looked as though Damon wished he was still playing for Boston. That seemed pretty obvious in his expression as he looked around the ballpark at virtually every break in the action.

Everyone knows that Damon would have preferred to stay in Boston, but that the Yankees have him 12 million reasons to leave. Kind of tough to find fault with the guy for making that move, isn't it? (And please, some of my fellow Sox faithful...spare us all the posturing about him being a "traitor"...who WOULDN'T jump at that kind of money???)

He'll get booed some more this evening. It's been a fun part of the game since the game began.

Damon showed some real class, tipping his cap to his fans and ex-teammates. When he did so, the vast majority of boos turned to cheers. Absolutely terrific moment!

From that point on, he got booed because he's now wearing enemy colors. And there is NOTHING wrong with booing, as long as it's done in fun, which it was.

Had Damon been greeted with objects being tossed in his direction or vile and obscene outbursts, that would have been a different story. But as far as I know, there was nothing of that sort

Also, as an observation, it certainly looked as though Damon wished he was still playing for Boston. That seemed pretty obvious in his expression as he looked around the ballpark at virtually every break in the action.

Everyone knows that Damon would have preferred to stay in Boston, but that the Yankees have him 12 million reasons to leave. Kind of tough to find fault with the guy for making that move, isn't it? (And please, some of my fellow Sox faithful...spare us all the posturing about him being a "traitor"...who WOULDN'T jump at that kind of money???)

He'll get booed some more this evening. It's been a fun part of the game since the game began.

Actually they were throwing money at him as he ran out to CF in the 1st inning...

Damon showed some real class, tipping his cap to his fans and ex-teammates. When he did so, the vast majority of boos turned to cheers. Absolutely terrific moment!

From that point on, he got booed because he's now wearing enemy colors. And there is NOTHING wrong with booing, as long as it's done in fun, which it was.

Had Damon been greeted with objects being tossed in his direction or vile and obscene outbursts, that would have been a different story. But as far as I know, there was nothing of that sort

Also, as an observation, it certainly looked as though Damon wished he was still playing for Boston. That seemed pretty obvious in his expression as he looked around the ballpark at virtually every break in the action.

Everyone knows that Damon would have preferred to stay in Boston, but that the Yankees have him 12 million reasons to leave. Kind of tough to find fault with the guy for making that move, isn't it? (And please, some of my fellow Sox faithful...spare us all the posturing about him being a "traitor"...who WOULDN'T jump at that kind of money???)

He'll get booed some more this evening. It's been a fun part of the game since the game began.

Actually they were throwing money at him as he ran out to CF in the 1st inning...

yah, but that's meant as a joke, not to injure.

his point was that the crowd was not outright hostile to johnny. and throwing cash is... well... funny.

Did he pick up the money that was thrown at him? He should have scooped it up and put it under his cap.

People saying that Damon should have been loyal the the Sox are crazy. The Red Sox showed just how loyal they are to their players when they shipped Arroyo to Cincy after he gave them a home-town bonus and signed for cheaper than he could have elsewhere.

Art Vandelay wrote:Did he pick up the money that was thrown at him? He should have scooped it up and put it under his cap.

People saying that Damon should have been loyal the the Sox are crazy. The Red Sox showed just how loyal they are to their players when they shipped Arroyo to Cincy after he gave them a home-town bonus and signed for cheaper than he could have elsewhere.

It's true. It's fun to pretend there's no other side to the coin sometimes, though, isn't it? If you go long enough without screwing them, they'll screw you.

Art Vandelay wrote:Did he pick up the money that was thrown at him? He should have scooped it up and put it under his cap.

People saying that Damon should have been loyal the the Sox are crazy. The Red Sox showed just how loyal they are to their players when they shipped Arroyo to Cincy after he gave them a home-town bonus and signed for cheaper than he could have elsewhere.

It's true. It's fun to pretend there's no other side to the coin sometimes, though, isn't it? If you go long enough without screwing them, they'll screw you.

I felt terrible for Bronson the day of the trade: that day I visited his website for the first time and left a, "Thanks for everything" message. Did he read it? Who knows. But I'll cheer him whereever he goes.

And I think that's a critical distinction that keeps getting overlooked: that there are different ways that someone can leave. I don't expect if Javon Walker ever plays back in Green Bay he'll get a warm reception, and he shouldn't. But if the Titans cut McNair and he picks up with someone else, Tennessee should applaud him. In the words of Michael Corleone, "It's just business."

But as far as what's the proper protocol? According to Big Papi who seems to have a decent barometer on people:

How would the Fenway Faithful react? It was such a compelling question, Vegas considered establishing odds on the outcome. David Ortiz, who embraced his friend in the infield before the game, suggested, ''They should give him that first round of applause. Then they can do whatever they want."

Art Vandelay wrote:Did he pick up the money that was thrown at him? He should have scooped it up and put it under his cap.

People saying that Damon should have been loyal the the Sox are crazy. The Red Sox showed just how loyal they are to their players when they shipped Arroyo to Cincy after he gave them a home-town bonus and signed for cheaper than he could have elsewhere.

I could care less about Damon and the delicate emotions of the Red Sox fans (and I hate myself for bumping this thread) but did anyone see the those t-shirts at the game? They had a picture of Damon and said:

Mookie4ever wrote:I could care less about Damon and the delicate emotions of the Red Sox fans (and I hate myself for bumping this thread) but did anyone see the those t-shirts at the game? They had a picture of Damon and said:

Mookie4ever wrote:I could care less about Damon and the delicate emotions of the Red Sox fans (and I hate myself for bumping this thread) but did anyone see the those t-shirts at the game? They had a picture of Damon and said:

Looks like JesusActs like JudasThrows like Mary

I can't find a pic of it but if somebody finds it please post.

It's ok, Mookie. Just reread the thread and for every instance of "Johnny Damon" put in [Player you liked who signed away], for "Red Sox" put in [Your team] and for "Yankees" put in... well... just leave it as Yankees.

And then you can like the thread without caring about the Caveman or the Fenway denizens.